Community Corner
Housing Markets on the Rise in Iowa City, Nationally: Daily Iowan Reader, May 16
Also inside: Pizza on Dubuque set to move, Iowa golfers head to regionals, 80 Hours: UI Youth Ballet puts on concert.
Despite a flurry of construction projects around the Iowa City area, the demand for real estate is still on the rise.
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The latest reports from the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors indicate that home sales and prices rose last month compared with last year.
The average sale price of a home in the Iowa City area was $201,080 in April, a jump from $198,086 the same time a year ago. From January to April, 542 residential units were sold in the area, with Iowa City accounting for 175. In April 2012, 526 housing units were sold.
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Locally, real-estate experts say a number of factors are contributing to current trends, including available land, low interest rates, and economic protection from the University of Iowa, Oral-B, and Proctor & Gamble.
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Two Iowa school districts say resource officers could be valuable addition to Iowa City
The Iowa City City Council voted Tuesday to apply for the grant with a 6-1 vote. Discussion will resume at the May 21 school board meeting alongside a vote to continue the application.
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Pizza on Dubuque set to move to Iowa Ave.
Although it has gone through a variety of changes throughout its thirteen years on its namesake street, one downtown restaurant is set to undergo its largest change yet.
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Two UI students create feminism advocacy group
Paige Pennigar and Madeline Fitzgerald created a group that circulates buttons to inform the community about what feminism is.
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UI Donation Drive shoots to double amount of money
Last year the drive raised more than 3000 pounds in donations but this year they hope to get around 6000 pounds.
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Iowa men’s golf heads to NCAA regionals
It’s survive and advance for the Iowa men’s golf team as the Hawkeyes try to make another NCAA championship appearance.
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DI Coach of the Year: JD Reive
The Iowa men’s gymnastics had a program-changing season in 2013, and the male gymnasts are just getting started.
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Editorial: No armed guards in Iowa City Schools
The City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday night to approve a request from the Iowa City Police Department to apply for federal funding to install armed Student Resource Officers in the city's two public high schools.
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